A truckload of bodies from Buchenwald concentration camp. The
Nazis were about to dispose of them by burning when the camp was captured
by troops of the U.S. 3rd Army. The camp was used as a center for slave
labor, where as many as 6,000 persons died each day from starvation and
brutality. Below: Slave laborers at Buchenwald after liberation, showing
the effects of Nazi cruelty. Included in this photo is Elie Wiesel, future
Nobel Peace Prize recipient. He is pictured in the second row of bunks, seventh
from the left, next to the vertical beam (see closeup on on right).